UPDATES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have not written any Blogs since I wrote about the visit to Juarez from Pastors Luis and Dalis Acevedo.  They traveled from Kissimmee, Florida.  Their visit was a huge blessing to me and to all those who came into contact with them.  Pastor Luis Acevedo called me last week to inform me that they were going to return to Juarez for another visit, quite possibly by the end of July.  I will be involved in arranging some of the places that they will visit and minister at.  This came as a great honor to me.  I am very excited that they will be returning to Juarez. 

The Chicken-Hare project is moving slower than I would like, but we are beginning to make some progress.  I built two rabbit cages to go inside the larger cage.  This will be to facilitate the separation of the rabbits in order to keep them multiplying as much as possible, and to keep the males from causing bodily damage to each other and the young.  On the chicken side we have 15 hens and one rooster.  On the rabbit side we only have two rabbits for now.  One is a full size female, and the other is a male who is a little smaller, but he will reach full size soon.  They both share the same small cage so hopefully we will see baby rabbits in several weeks.  A couple of days ago I drove to purchase more rabbits but both places that I went to were closed.  I recently heard some people talking about how they would like to start raising chickens and rabbits which to me was very encouraging.  If enough people would do so, the hunger problems in some of these communities would ease up.  As soon as I can get this project up and running I will be bringing Pastors for a tour to show them what they can do for their communities.  This will turn into an incredible ministry. 

One project that has been heavy on my heart is the Prayer Tent Project.  It seems that every time that I want to get it off the ground something comes up to stop me.  This will be an incredible outreach project.  I purchased a large neon-green tent that will be set up as a portable Prayer House to be used at the local flea markets.  These flea markets are about the biggest highlight of the weekends in Juarez.  Last Saturday I had time to take a walk through one of these flea markets that are all over the City.  I estimate that the one that I visited must have over 10,000 people walking through in one day. These flea markets are open 2, 3, and some 4 days out of the week.  I have everything that I need to set up the Prayer Tent.  The sign outside will read, "GIVE US A FEW MINUTES TO PRAY FOR YOUR FAMILY".  That should bring many inside.  Hopefully I can get this started very soon.  I also have almost 20,000 tracts to hand out.  Once I get this off the ground I should be able to get Pastors and other saints to help. It will take 8 to 10 people to properly run this ministry.  Some people will be inside the tent and others will minister outside.  

Something else that I have been wanting to do is to get Christians baptized.  Juarez is in a desert.  There are no ponds, rivers, or lakes to baptize new saints.  Very, very few churches have the luxury of a baptistery.  In many areas of the City water is still brought in and sold to residents by water trucks.   Many people have a difficult time paying for the water.  Many Pastors find a church that has a baptistery or a small pool and bring the new saints over for baptism.  They leave the host Pastor some money for the cost of the water.  After a few calls and e-mails to friends I finally connected with a Company in Corpus Christi that sells portable baptisteries.  After just one e-mail to the company they told me that they would send me their $350 portable baptistery totally free.  Once I receive it we will have mass baptismal services.

This Saturday morning I have a breakfast with some men representing Gideon's International.  Later that day at 6pm I will be speaking at a church service.  Actually, there are several churches that came together and they invited me to be the speaker for that evening.  The churches asked the City permission to close off the street so that we may have an open-air service.  So, I will be speaking right in the street.  I am very excited about this and I look forward to seeing many souls rescued and God's hand move.

Finally, the murders, violence, and unlawful acts throughout the City remain the same.  There were 6 murders in Juarez yesterday.  The unemployment number is still very high, the ones who work are paid very little,  education is of low priority, corruption remains a mammoth problem, the cartels offer people a quick fix with lots of money, and drugs and alcohol are used by many as a temporary fix to forget their problems.  This, of course, only creates more problems.  It's a vicious circle.  We know that Jesus is the only permanent answer.  (With all this happening there are three brave women who will be driving down from Arkansas in about 4 weeks to minister here in Mexico.  Maybe I'll get to see them, but regardless, they need out prayers.)

In the end, I know that the Lord will turn this City around to the shock and amazement of this world.  And I'll be here to witness it. 

Blessings to all.

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